{"product_id":"unbroken-a-world-war-ii-story-of-survival-resilience-and-1","title":"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0739319698\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hillenbrand, Laura\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014s Unbroken and the upcoming Unbroken: Path to Redemption.On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the planes bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.The lieutenants name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, hed been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a mans journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.Praise for UnbrokenExtraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.-The Wall Street Journal[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.-New YorkStaggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrands writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you dont dare take your eyes off the page.-PeopleA meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.-The Washington PostAmbitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.-The New York Times Book ReviewMarvelous . . . Unbroken is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way its told. . . . It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.-NewsweekMoving and, yes, inspirational . . . [Laura] Hillenbrands unforgettable book . . . deserve[s] pride of place alongside the best works of literature that chart the complications and the hard-won triumphs of so-called ordinary Americans and their extraordinary time.-Maureen Corrigan, Fresh AirHillenbrand . . . tells [this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinters pace.-TimeUnbroken is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.-Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49680575430896,"sku":"NEW0739319698","price":21.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/unbroken-a-world-war-ii-story-of-survival-resilience-and-1","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}